Partick Thistle Season 1959-60

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1959-60

The 85th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-08-Aug-1959 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Airdrieonians (League Cup Section 1 - game 1)

2. Wed-12-Aug-1959 [a] (0-0) W2-1 Celtic (League Cup Section 1 - game 2)

3. Sat-15-Aug-1959 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Raith Rovers (League Cup Section 1 - game 3)

4. Wed-19-Aug-1959 [h] (2-0) W2-0 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 1)

5. Sat-22-Aug-1959 [a] (0-1) L0-4 Airdrieonians (League Cup Section 1 - game 4)

6. Wed-26-Aug-1959 [h] (0-1) L0-2 Celtic (League Cup Section 1 - game 5)

7. Sat-29-Aug-1959 [h] (1-2) L1-3 Raith Rovers (League Cup Section 1 - game 6)

8. Mon-31-Aug-1959 [h] (0-2) D2-2 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

9. Sat-05-Sep-1959 [a] (0-1) L0-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 2)

10. Sat-12-Sep-1959 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Third Lanark (SFL First Division - game 3)

11. Tue-15-Sep-1959 [a] (3-1) W4-3 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay)

12. Sat-19-Sep-1959 [a] (2-2) L2-5 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 4)

13. Sat-26-Sep-1959 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 5)

14. Mon-28-Sep-1959 [n] (0-1) L1-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final)

15. Sat-03-Oct-1959 [a] (0-2) L0-4 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 6)

16. Sat-10-Oct-1959 [h] (2-2) W3-2 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 7)

17. Sat-17-Oct-1959 [a] (1-0) W2-1 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 8)

18. Wed-21-Oct-1959 [a] (1-2) L3-5 Dumbarton (Friendly)

19. Sat-24-Oct-1959 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 9)

20. Sat-31-Oct-1959 [a] (2-3) D3-3 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 10)

21. Sat-07-Nov-1959 [a] (1-1) L3-5 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 11)

22. Sat-14-Nov-1959 [h] (0-2) L0-5 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 12)

23. Sat-21-Nov-1959 [a] (0-1) L0-3 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 13)

24. Sat-28-Nov-1959 [h] (2-1) W3-1 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 14)

25. Sat-05-Dec-1959 [a] (0-2) L1-4 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 15)

26. Sat-12-Dec-1959 [h] (0-1) W4-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 16)

27. Sat-19-Dec-1959 [h] (0-5) L2-10 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 17)

28. Sat-26-Dec-1959 [a] (1-1) D2-2 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 18)

29. Fri-01-Jan-1960 [h] (0-0) L0-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 19)

30. Sat-02-Jan-1960 [a] (2-1) W2-1 Third Lanark (SFL First Division - game 20)

31. Sat-09-Jan-1960 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 21)

32. Sat-16-Jan-1960 [a] (1-0) D1-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 22)

33. Sat-23-Jan-1960 [h] (1-1) L1-2 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 23)

34. Sat-30-Jan-1960 [a] (1-0) W2-0 East Fife (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

35. Sat-06-Feb-1960 [a] (0-3) L1-5 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 24)

36. Sat-13-Feb-1960 [a] (1-0) D2-2 Dundee United (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

37. Wed-17-Feb-1960 [h] (2-0) W4-1 Dundee United (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay)

38. Sat-20-Feb-1960 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Raith Rovers (SFL First Division - game 25)

39. Sat-27-Feb-1960 [h] (1-2) W3-2 Queen of the South (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

40. Wed-02-Mar-1960 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Stirling Albion (SFL First Division - game 26)

41. Sat-05-Mar-1960 [h] (1-0) W2-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 27)

42. Sat-12-Mar-1960 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Celtic (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)

43. Tue-15-Mar-1960 [h] (0-1) L1-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 28)

44. Sat-19-Mar-1960 [a] (0-0) L0-3 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 29)

45. Sat-26-Mar-1960 [h] (0-1) L0-3 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 30)

46. Tue-12-Apr-1960 [a] (2-0) W4-2 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 31)

47. Sat-16-Apr-1960 [h] (2-0) W3-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 32)

48. Sat-23-Apr-1960 [a] (4-0) W4-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 33)

49. Sat-30-Apr-1960 [a] (2-0) D2-2 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 34)

50. Sat-07-May-1960 [a] (1-0) W4-0 Clachnacuddin / Inverness Thistle XI (Friendly)

51. Mon-09-May-1960 [h] (2-1) W3-2 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

52. Wed-11-May-1960 [n] (0-1) L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

1959-60 summary

P52 W21 D7 L24 (1.346 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.408 ppg (@ 23-Sep-2023) The points-per-game measurements (ppg) above are calculated from our all games criteria, based on 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win across all eras. How does this season compare? The answers are at your fingertips via our 21 (sortable) results summary tables → Thistle finish as Scotland's 10th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1959-60, the club's historical average finish remains 9th. + League finish averages Table limited to the official 123 League seasons. The evolving strength of Aberdeen and Dundee United as well as the emergence of a plethora of strong new clubs vying for Top 12 places has gradually eroded Thistle's position in the Scottish game, pushing the club down around 2½ places in the pecking order since the mid 60s. sortable table headers

see also: 1959-60 (reserves) →

Squad Stats (basic scorers)

full squad stats tables will be uploaded at a later date

SFL First Division Table

Promoted Ayr United (champions) and Arbroath (runners-up) were the new participants. 2 points for a win. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. Table figures supplied by John Litster, with the data integrity verified by the Thistle Archive.

League Cup Table

2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Teams finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. Thistle were seeded in the top half of the group stage draw which pitted the top 16 from last season's top-flight against each other, thus ensuring that 4 'lesser' teams from the bottom half of the draw would qualify for the two-legged Quarter Finals. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive by triple corroboration, using the match results published at Wikipedia and London Hearts before verifying them against our own database.

• The Thistle kit image for this season is © Historical Football Kits and is reproduced here by kind permission.